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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2994036

Bath Historical Society

A private foundation in Bath, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $7,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $274,225
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $259,723
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $220,070
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $215,874
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $200,128
  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $183,052

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Patten Free LibraryBath, ME

    Support of history room

    $7,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Nathan LipfertPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Malcolm PersenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lorena CoffinSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret BarkerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret EdwardsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph MinottTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan PundtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca RocheTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hector CasasTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jack MartinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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